The Shed continues its collaboration with Harlin State School.

The Toogoolawah District Men’s Shed recently completed construction and installation of its second project for the Harlin State School. After the success of the plant sales stands built for the school in 2023, the shed was contacted by Principal Jo McCormick to make their next project a reality.

The brief was to design and build a weather resistant street library box where children and their parents could take a book to read or leave one which they have already read. The library would be focused on children’s literature as a way of making these books accessible for all and inspiring younger generations to discover the joy of reading.

In their recently expanded workshop high on the hill in Toogoolawah, the Men’s Shed members work on a variety of interesting projects for the local community. In fact, this street library is the second such project the Shed has had the pleasure to make. The first being the street library for the iconic Coronation Hall, Somerset Dam.

Shed President Nick Sharon, said “Our members thoroughly enjoyed working together to complete this second project for the school knowing it will have a positive impact on our community”.

The Men’s Shed will soon release details on their upcoming open day celebrating their new shed building to be held on August 17th. 

The students were very happy with their new street library built by the members from the Men’s Shed.

Some of the members of the Toogoolawah Men’s Shed with the newly installed street library